Patrick Cronin (born 20 May 1987) is an Irish hurler who plays for Premier Senior Championship club Bishopstown.

From his debut, Cronin was ever-present at midfield or centre-forward and made a combined total of 81 National League and Championship appearances in a career that ended with his last game in 2015.

At inter-provincial level, he was selected to play in two championship campaigns with Munster, with his sole Railway Cup medal being won in 2013.

[1] Cronin joined the Bishopstown club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels.

On 1 November 2003, he was at left wing-forward when Bishopstown faced Newtownshandrum in the Premier County Minor Championship final.

He scored four points overall, including two frees, and claimed a second successive winners' medal following a 3-10 to 1-09 defeat of St. Martin's in Kilworth.

He scored five points from midfield and collected a second winners' medal following the 2-13 to 1-11 defeat of Carrigaline On 3 July 2004, having just turned seventeen a short while earlier, Cronin made his first appearance for Bishopstown's intermediate team.

[4] On 7 October 2012, Cronin top scored for Bishopstown with 0-06 when the team suffered a 1-15 to 1-13 defeat by Sarsfields in the Cork Senior Championship final.

On 26 June 2005, he top scored 1-10 from right corner-forward and collected a second successive Munster Championship medal following Cork's 2-18 to 1-12 defeat of Limerick.

[7] On 8 August 2006, he scored three points from left wing-forward when Cork suffered a 3-11 to 0-13 defeat by Tipperary in the Munster final.

On 25 June 2006, Bronin won a Munster Championship medal as an unused substitute following Cork's 2-14 to 1-14 defeat of Tipperary in the final.

[11] On 18 February 2007, Bronin made his first appearance for the Cork senior team in a 1-21 to 1-14 defeat of Offaly in the National League.

[17] On 8 September 2013, Cronin captained the team from left wing-forward against Clare in the All-Ireland final and was one of three goal-scorers in the 3-16 to 0-25 draw.

On 3 March 2013, he won a Railway Cup medal after scoring three points in Munster's 1-22 to 0-15 defeat of Connacht in the final.